Desktop Engineer Contracts in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Desktop Engineer daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £163 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 48 35
Rank change year-on-year +20 -13 0
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 4 5 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 1.64% 1.43% 3.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 1.46% 3.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 10
10th Percentile - £208 £127
25th Percentile £131 £209 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 £225 £180
Median % change year-on-year -27.56% +25.00% +10.77%
75th Percentile £203 £272 £200
90th Percentile - £293 -
North East median daily rate £163 £219 £160
% change year-on-year -25.49% +36.72% +3.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 222 343 385
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 98.28% 97.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 267 305
10th Percentile £252 £312 £165
25th Percentile £371 £441 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.18% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £650 £598
90th Percentile £650 £732 £688
North East median daily rate £475 £539 £475
% change year-on-year -11.83% +13.42% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 0 11
10th Percentile £11.50 - £11.17
25th Percentile £12.13 - £14.36
Median hourly rate £17.50 - £17.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.30%
75th Percentile £48.75 - £18.13
90th Percentile £60.00 - £19.91
North East median hourly rate £13.99 £40.75 £17.00
% change year-on-year -65.67% +139.71% +19.03%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Tyne and Wear.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer in Tyne and Wear.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Engineer in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newcastle upon Tyne +20 2 £131 -54.43% 1
Sunderland -3 2 £195 -10.86%
Desktop Engineer
North East

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Desktop Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Citrix
2 2 (50.00%) NHS
2 2 (50.00%) Service Management
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) SCCM
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) Software Deployment
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Patch Management
2 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (50.00%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (50.00%) Hardware Maintenance
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) Patch Management
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Service Management
1 2 (50.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Citrix